The Gazette’s Iowa sports staff and contributors opted to discuss high school football instead of rocket science and macroeconomics. See how much ground Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson, K.J. Pilcher and Scott Unash cover in 4 Downs.
High school football: The Gazette’s post-Week 5 poll. Waukee Northwest, Cedar Rapids Xavier, Clear Lake and Carroll Kuemper are unanimous No. 1 teams in 5A, 4A, 3A and 2A.
Week 5 Iowa High School football rewind: Beau Burns went off for 612 total yards (441 rushing) and 10 touchdowns in BGM’s 74-21 rout of Martensdale-St. Marys.
Iowa High School football 2025: How the ranked teams from The Gazette’s preseason poll fared in Week 5. Each of the No. 1 teams win handily.
Class 1A No. 3 Iowa City Regina moved to 5-0 with dominant 50-6 win over Durant in Iowa City Friday, Septemeber 26, 2025
Results from Week 5 of Iowa High School Football from Gazette-area teams
Marion (1-4, 0-1) managed just 49 yards of total offense, three first downs and turned the ball over three times.
As is the norm for the state's top-ranked Class 4A team, Schulte and his players were quick to credit the work of the Saints scout team. Just as much credit has to go to the game plan.
After an exhausting back-and-forth, score-at-will start, the Lightning ground down the clock, wore down Iowa City West and took control.
High school football: Alburnett denies West Branch on first-and-goal, twice, and gets 100-yard rushing performances by Laken Caves and Owen Henriksen in a 20-17 win.
Photos from West Branch vs. Alburnett Iowa High School Football at Martin Sports Complex in Alburnett Friday, September 26, 2025
There’s a reason Clear Lake’s football team is ranked No. 1 in Class 3A. The Lions have athletes all over the place, all on display Friday night in an impressive 43-0 win at No. 5 Independence.
See photos as the Iowa City West Trojans hosted the Iowa City Liberty Lightning for an Iowa high school football game in Iowa City.
Girls basketball: Lillie Spicer posts 24 points and 17 rebounds (nine and nine in the fourth quarter) to lead Cedar Rapids Jefferson past Linn-Mar, 50-43.
University of Northern Iowa dumped Missouri, proving that the McLeod Center is becoming a tough place for visitors to win. Upper Iowa’s Ethan Doty placed at the Midwest Classic. Seven Kohawks place at the North Central Invitational and high school results in the Wrestling Weekend That Was.
Daily Newsletters